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		<title>Philosophy Of Yoga</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The core philosophy of Yoga is – leading a happier and healthier life accomplished by self-realization and the union of the soul with the Divine. This philosophy of man actually led to the development of the science of Yoga. Since time immemorial, humans have been wanting to harmonize with God, amongst themselves and with nature. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2008/04/19/philosophy-of-yoga/</link>
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		<title>Do we know?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CONFUSION?
Confusion erupts when we don’t know:
Who are we?
Why are we here?
Where are we going?
Result of this confusion leads to failure of human intelligence to take a decision. This is what happened with Arjuna during battlefield of Kurukshetra. He was confused to fight or not! Despite his confusion, Arjuna was intelligent enough to approach the real spiritual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/17/do-we-know/</link>
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		<title>The Creator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Truth is truth - regardless of whether any one believes it or not. After all, ignorant people warned Columbus that if he sailed too far, he would fall off from edge of the earth. But Columbus was well aware that the earth is a sphere. Whether scientists believe in God or not, does&#8217;t change the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/10/the-creator/</link>
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		<title>The Mind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have we ever experienced in our lives that physical illness affects the mind and mental illness or tension often affects the body? If yes, then it means that mind is a finer body within our gross body. If mind is a body, then there must be something which makes it. Our gross body is made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/09/the-mind/</link>
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		<title>Nature of the Human Being</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The human being has a twofold nature i.e. lower nature and higher nature. Lower nature is material nature and higher nature is spiritual nature.
Material Nature : It is dominated by the senses and it is characterised by these features:
1. Eat
2. Sleep
3. Defend
4. Mate
This is called as lower nature as all animals are doing these things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/07/nature-of-the-human-being/</link>
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		<title>Why Yoga &#038; Meditation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Majority of us believe in God. Most of us do perform various rituals - pooja, havan or jagratas to please the Almighty. Do we really understand the meaning of those mantras? Do we really follow instructions of the priests performing pooja, seriously and sincerely? No, not at all! Is that havan or pooja meant for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/07/why-yoga-meditation/</link>
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		<title>The 5 Basic Truths or Dimensions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to comprehend the philosophies of Yoga, a subject should first know the 5 basic truths or dimensions of the physical world around which these philosophies exist, which are given in the scriptures such as the Vedas, Bhagavad-Gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali amongst others. The 5 basic truths or dimensions are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/08/06/the-5-basic-truths-or-dimensions-for-yoga/</link>
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		<title>SOYA BEAN — SO NUTRITIOUS, SO VERSATILE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soya bean has a protein content of 43% as against 25% in dal, 18% in meat, 30% in eggs and 13% in cheese. Soya can be turned into hundreds of delicacies—making it a chefs delight. Apart from soya milk, one could use soya to make ice creams, chocolates, yoghurt, cake, bread, pies, milk shakes, paneer, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/07/10/soya-bean-%e2%80%94-so-nutritious-so-versatile/</link>
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		<title>Leave it to God</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If God answers our prayers
He is increasing our faith
If He delays
He is increasing our patience
If He does not answer
He has something better for us

I found this written at the entrance of a hospital. Analyze it and you will realize its essence! It touched my heart so much that I thought of sharing it with the world.
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		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2007/01/09/leave-it-to-god/</link>
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		<title>DAY THIRTY-ONE: SHARING THIS MESSAGE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear. And I declare that he who studies this sacred conversation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/29/day-thirty-one-sharing-this-message/</link>
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		<title>DAY THIRTY: BEING DELIVERED AT THE TIME OF DEATH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“He who meditates on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Partha [Arjuna], is sure to reach Me.” (Bg.8.8)
“For one who remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pritha [Arjuna], because of his constant engagement in devotional service. After [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/28/day-thirty-being-delivered-at-the-time-of-death/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-NINE: BE GREAT BY BEING AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.” (Bg.3.21)
If being a devotee is a rare position as previously established, then we should not feel proud. We surrender to God to humble ourselves to reach a higher point, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/27/day-twenty-nine-be-great-by-being-an-example-for-others/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-EIGHT: YOUR SPECIAL POSITION AS GOD’S DEVOTEE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare.” (Bg.7.19)
“Four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me–the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/26/day-twenty-eight-your-special-position-as-god%e2%80%99s-devotee/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: TOLERATING THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR GOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, or who partake of the atheistic nature of demons, do not surrender unto Me.” (Bg.7.15)
“I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My eternal creative potency [yoga-maya]; and so the deluded world knows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/25/day-twenty-seven-tolerating-those-who-don%e2%80%99t-care-for-god/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-SIX: STAYING CLOSE TO GOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“And of all yogis, he who abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all.” (Bg.6.47)
“To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me. Out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/24/day-twenty-six-staying-close-to-god/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-FIVE: UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF THE LORD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both its origin and dissolution. There is no Truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me as pearls are strung on a thread.” (Bg.7.6-7)
“Those who know Me as the Supreme Lord, as the governing principle of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/22/day-twenty-five-understanding-the-power-of-the-lord/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-FOUR: UNDERSTANDING THE DIVINE NATURE OF GOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, and a predominant rise of irreligion–at that time I descend Myself. In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium. One who knows this transcendental nature of My [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/21/day-twenty-four-understanding-the-divine-nature-of-god/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-THREE: EVEN IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, YOU ARE SAVED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, when you are situated in the boat of transcendental knowledge, you will be able to cross over the ocean of miseries.” (Bg.4.36)
“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be considered saintly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/20/day-twenty-three-even-if-you-make-a-mistake-you-are-saved/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-TWO: WHAT IF I CANNOT DO IT RIGHT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Just fix your mind upon Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and engage all your intelligence in Me. Thus you will live in Me always, without a doubt. My dear Arjuna, if you cannot fix your mind upon Me without deviation, then follow the regulated principles of bhakti-yoga. In this way you will develop a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/19/day-twenty-two-what-if-i-cannot-do-it-right/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY-ONE: DEVOTIONAL SERVICE TO GOD BRINGS MOKSHA–SALVATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“A person who accepts the path of devotional service is not bereft of the results derived from studying the Vedas, performing austere sacrifices, giving charity or pursuing philosophical and fruitive activities. At the end he reaches the supreme abode.” (Bg.8.28)
“My dear Arjuna, one who is engaged in My pure devotional service, free from the contamination [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/18/day-twenty-one-devotional-service-to-god-brings-moksha%e2%80%93salvation/</link>
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		<title>DAY TWENTY: HOW TO SERVE GOD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“O son of Kunti [Arjuna], all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering to Me.” (Bg.9.27)
“Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/17/day-twenty-how-to-serve-god/</link>
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		<title>DAY NINETEEN: OFFERING SERVICE TO GOD BRINGS FREEDOM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Work done as an offering to Vishnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world. Therefore, perform your prescribed duties for His satisfaction, and in that way you will always remain unattached and free from bondage.” (Bg.3.9)
“One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/16/day-nineteen-offering-service-to-god-brings-freedom/</link>
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		<title>DAY EIGHTEEN: GOD REWARDS YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR DEEDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“All of them–as they surrender unto Me–I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Pritha.” (Bg.4.11)
As previously pointed out, we are rewarded with certain results according to what we do in life. And according to our level of surrender and approach to God, He reveals Himself to us.
Naturally, everything we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/15/day-eighteen-god-rewards-you-according-to-your-deeds/</link>
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		<title>DAY SEVENTEEN: GETTING THE HIGHER TASTE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for it remains. But ceasing such engagement by experiencing a higher taste, he is fixed in consciousness.” (Bg.2.59)
It is not enough to merely repress our sensual desires or urges. You may be able to do that for some time, but at some point [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/14/day-seventeen-getting-the-higher-taste-of-spiritual-life/</link>
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		<title>DAY SIXTEEN: THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“As the embodied soul continually passes in this body from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. The self-realized soul is not bewildered by such a change.” (Bg.2.13)
“As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, similarly the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thehindulife.com/blogs/2006/12/13/day-sixteen-there-is-life-after-death/</link>
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